Police have arrested five people, including a suspected member of the Mad Cowz gang, after the seizure of a significant amount of drugs and cash late last month.

ALERT Lethbridge arrested Corey Amyotte on February 28 after an investigation led them to believe the 33-year-old Manitoba man was trafficking drugs in Lethbridge and on the Blood First Nation Reserve.

Amyotte, purported to be a member of the Mad Cowz gang, was arrested along with four of his associates:

Harmeet Singh Bhachu, a 24-year-old man from Calgary

Brittany Bird, a 25-year-old woman from Lethbridge

Tara Lynn Gearo, a 35-year-old woman from Calgary

Coral Olivos, a 26-year-old woman from Calgary

The arrests were made at a hotel room in downtown Lethbridge and two vehicles were searched during the course of the arrest.

Police seized the following during the search:

51 fentanyl pills

half a gram of suspected carfentanil

24 grams of crack cocaine

23 grams of methamphetamine

48 codeine pills

three oxycodone pills

18 grams of a suspected buffing agent

$1,875 cash proceeds of crime

Amyotte has been charged with:

two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking

possession of proceeds of crime

two counts of breach of recognizance

His associates face a variety of drug-related offences.

Anyone who suspects drug or gang activity in their community can call their local police detachment or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

The federal government confirms the funding pledged to a program in Cochrane that provides therapy to children with complex learning disabilities from Stoney Nakoda First Nation has been halted after First Nation officials decided the services should be provided on the reserve.